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lil  ·  3827 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Christo on Jeanne-Claude, the Art of the Process and Trying to Drape a River in Fabric

    They’re totally irrational and absolutely unnecessary. They cannot be bought, you can’t charge for tickets. The world can exist without them. And this carries a kind of absolute freedom.

Thoughts anyone?

    So we agreed to pay for two helicopters to be on standby. So, on and on. For the “Over the River” project, I still can’t tell you when it will be installed. But I can tell you we’ve already spent $14 million on it.

The FAQ page on Christo's website says where they get their money, but it seems unbelievable, at least to me.

Note, though, hubski, he will be hiring soon for the Grand Canyon wrap:

    The jobs link is currently not available. Please check this site periodically. When we begin hiring for Over The River, employee information will be posted here and on the official site for the project, located at overtheriverinfo.com.

I wandered through Central Park in NYC during The Gates project. Anyone else come upon a Christo project?